Cardi B had a unique way of proving that the economy is in a slump.
During an Instagram Live session, the Am I the Drama? rapper pointed to what she claimed were sex workers’ dropping rates as proof of how tough things have gotten financially.
“You know how you know that the economy is bad? Because not even the prostitutes is getting fly. Where have you seen a hoe with a good Chanel bag?” she said around the 11:45 mark of the video below.
“Bitches was buying Chanel bags like they was fucking female rappers. Where have you seen a bitch with a chain with her name on it? Huh? … Where have you seen a bitch pop out with a fucking good Birkin? Even the prostitutes going through it. The hoes was selling pussy for $10,000. Now the bitches is going for $2,500. ’Cause the fucking economy is bad,” Cardi B said during her Instagram Live.
While reliable data on sex work rates is hard to find, a 2014 Urban Institute report offers some historical context on the subject.
Beyond her commentary on the economy, Cardi also took aim at Donald Trump voters who are now struggling financially.
“Donald Trump was never for y’all poor motherfuckers,” she said. “Donald Trump was never for the poor people. For the white poors, for the Black poors, for the Spanish poors, for the Asians, for the Indians… He don’t give a fuck about none of y’all motherfuckers. When I talk about poor, I’m not only talking about poor people that’s under [the] poverty [line]. To him, even millionaires are poor! He don’t give a fuck about the millionaires like me, neither!”
Just last week, Cardi called out the Trump administration for cutting $186 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food assistance to tens of millions of Americans.
“These are the type of things I was trying to tell y’all about when I was talking about the Trump administration… But all y’all cared about was me saying ‘Shrump,’” she said.
